Buying a refurbished i5 15"... should i wait for the price to come down?!

[14&t]

i am planning to buy a REFURBISHED macbook for use as an architect/industrial designer to save a little money.

right now a refurbished base (2.4GHZ) 15" i5 is for sale at $1529... does anyone have any idea how long it will be before that price comes down? how much lower do you think it will go?

am i right in going for the 2.4 i5 over the 2.66 core 2 duo?

thanks for your help!

 

[chris2k5]

It won't go down anymore than that I will tell you that.

Apple usually keeps it at that set price until they sell out. By then, they will have come out with a new generation and the current generation will be put at that price range.

I personally think you should go with the current refurbs. Best time to buy is when you need a laptop. If you are worried about price there are PC's but they generally suck after you have used a Mac.

 

[Meever]

It will drop in price only after another refresh.

 

[Mac-key]

i am planning to buy a REFURBISHED macbook for use as an architect/industrial designer to save a little money.

right now a refurbished base (2.4GHZ) 15" i5 is for sale at $1529... does anyone have any idea how long it will be before that price comes down? how much lower do you think it will go?

am i right in going for the 2.4 i5 over the 2.66 core 2 duo?

thanks for your help!

yes, definitely go for the 2.4 i5, many reports say the 2.4 i5 is 25% faster than the 2.8 core2duo

 

[Sequin]

Does anyone know if they will ever add a hi-res glossy 15" one? I feel like I check every day and they only have anti-glare.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

Does anyone know if they will ever add a hi-res glossy 15" one? I feel like I check every day and they only have anti-glare.

Trust me, you want the antiglare. Some members here might recognize me as the guy who thinks glossy > antiglare but after seeing the antiglare at a store today (I was adding myself to the iPhone 4 priority list), I'm sold on the antiglare. No more reflections at all. Pure bliss.

 

[jedivulcan]

I was biased against glossy screens in the beginning when they introduced them in 2008 and they slowly grew on me once I purchased them.. my older PowerBook G4 and early MacBook Pro era matte anti-glare displays were all replaced with glossy screened unibodies and I've been completely fine with them. I just perceive the glass to be a little more durable (I don't dread a stranger poking the screen like matte ones).

If anything, you should get an i5 over a Core 2 Duo.

 

[jamesbond05]

i got my i5 2.4ghz mbp for $1400 brand new sealed on ebay a couple weeks ago. I decided to get the i5 over the core 2 duo because i felt i was cheating myself by paying so much for older generation tech. I also got a deal on the i5 so I ain't complaining.

 

[chris2k5]

I love the glossy screen. Doesn't everyone love checking themselves out on the mirror like screen?

 

[cryer]

Trust me, you want the antiglare. Some members here might recognize me as the guy who thinks glossy > antiglare but after seeing the antiglare at a store today (I was adding myself to the iPhone 4 priority list), I'm sold on the antiglare. No more reflections at all. Pure bliss.

So you were advocating glossy > antiglare on this forum to the point where people might remember you for this but you never even saw antiglare in person?

 

[Sequin]

Trust me, you want the antiglare. Some members here might recognize me as the guy who thinks glossy > antiglare but after seeing the antiglare at a store today (I was adding myself to the iPhone 4 priority list), I'm sold on the antiglare. No more reflections at all. Pure bliss.

Oh no I definitely want glossy. I've seen the anti-glare one a billion times and don't care for it. I never take my computer outside or anything and my current laptop is glossy and fine. Reflections are also a plus to fixing my hair in class

 

[old-wiz]

i got my i5 2.4ghz mbp for $1400 brand new sealed on ebay a couple weeks ago. I decided to get the i5 over the core 2 duo because i felt i was cheating myself by paying so much for older generation tech. I also got a deal on the i5 so I ain't complaining.

"brand new sealed" usually means it was stolen or purchased with stolen credit card.

 

[jamesbond05]

"brand new sealed" usually means it was stolen or purchased with stolen credit card.

And how do you know that? Please lets not go there. I placed my bid at the last minute early on a tuesday morning and I won the auction for $1400. If the auction would have ended for $1800, I guess you won't this saying this.

 

[old-wiz]

And how do you know that? Please lets not go there. I placed my bid at the last minute early on a tuesday morning and I won the auction for $1400. If the auction would have ended for $1800, I guess you won't this saying this.

read other threads and you'll see why. If you have a new MBP sealed in box which you bought for $1900, why would you sell it for $1400?

 

[jamesbond05]

read other threads and you'll see why. If you have a new MBP sealed in box which you bought for $1900, why would you sell it for $1400?

Its not his or my fault that the bidding ended at $1400. It was not a buy it now listing. If it was then it would be a different story. It was a 7 day auction. I think it ended at such a low price because he didn't specify that it was the new model with the i5.

 

[djasterix]

That will be the price until the next update..

 

[Jaro65]

So you were advocating glossy > antiglare on this forum to the point where people might remember you for this but you never even saw antiglare in person?

How observant you are....